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en-usCopyright 2015 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only.Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/Mobile Game of the Week: Andy's Golfhttp://blog.games.com/2015/03/11/mobile-game-of-the-week-andys-golf/http://blog.games.com/2015/03/11/mobile-game-of-the-week-andys-golf/http://blog.games.com/2015/03/11/mobile-game-of-the-week-andys-golf/#comments

This week's Mobile Game of the Week will test your golf skills - and maybe your patience.

In Andy's Golf, your tasks are very simple; you're basically out on the range playing a round of golf. For each hole, you'll be given a par which (for those who have never played golf before) indicates the amount of strokes you have to get the ball into the hole. Ideally, you want to make it in the least amount of strokes, thereby ending each 18-hole round with the lowest possible score.

To make things a bit difficult, you'll face a mixture of various different traps and hazards as you progress. You'll want to chip the ball over sand, water, and bush traps. You'll also want to make sure not to hit the ball to hard or it will go past the flag and out of bounds, counting as one of your strokes.

This week's Mobile Game of the Week will test your golf skills - and maybe your patience.

In Andy's Golf, your tasks are very simple; you're basically out on the range playing a round of golf. For each hole, you'll be given a par which (for those who have never played golf before) indicates the amount of strokes you have to get the ball into the hole. Ideally, you want to make it in the least amount of strokes, thereby ending each 18-hole round with the lowest possible score.

To make things a bit difficult, you'll face a mixture of various different traps and hazards as you progress. You'll want to chip the ball over sand, water, and bush traps. You'll also want to make sure not to hit the ball to hard or it will go past the flag and out of bounds, counting as one of your strokes.

Next month, Elder Scrolls Online officially adopts a hybrid revenue system that will include the moniker "Tamriel Unlimited". We caught up to the ESO team (Game Director Matt Firor in particular) to ask a few questions about the upcoming changes and what it means for players. Some questions come from the community itself and us here at MMORPG.com We even have some great info about the upcoming console editions.

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Next month, Elder Scrolls Online officially adopts a hybrid revenue system that will include the moniker "Tamriel Unlimited". We caught up to the ESO team (Game Director Matt Firor in particular) to ask a few questions about the upcoming changes and what it means for players. Some questions come from the community itself and us here at MMORPG.com We even have some great info about the upcoming console editions.

Click here to read the rest of the interview on MMORPG.com!]]>Elder Scrollselder scrolls onlinemmorpgmmorpg.comMMORPGSAlex Magdaleno2015-02-20T14:59:00+00:00Game of the Week: Delicious Emily's New Beginning Valentine's Editionhttp://blog.games.com/2015/02/13/game-of-the-week-delicious-emilys-new-beginning-valentines-ed/http://blog.games.com/2015/02/13/game-of-the-week-delicious-emilys-new-beginning-valentines-ed/http://blog.games.com/2015/02/13/game-of-the-week-delicious-emilys-new-beginning-valentines-ed/#comments

In this Valentine's Day update of one of our most popular games on Games.com, your goal remains the same. Customers will come into your restaurant an order Valentine's Day-themed food - heart cakes, heart cookies, etc. It's you're job to bring them to each customer in a timely fashion so they do not get upset and leave. Once they are satisfied, collect the payment and clean the table; if you don't, new customers will leave as they don't want to sit at a dirty table.

Additionally, you'll have to keep an eye on Paige, Emily's new daughter, who will also need to be satisfied with your attention.

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While you're waiting for your dinner reservation with your Valentine this weekend, there's no better game to play than this week's Game of the Week, Delicious Emily's New Beginning Valentine's Edition.

In this Valentine's Day update of one of our most popular games on Games.com, your goal remains the same. Customers will come into your restaurant an order Valentine's Day-themed food - heart cakes, heart cookies, etc. It's you're job to bring them to each customer in a timely fashion so they do not get upset and leave. Once they are satisfied, collect the payment and clean the table; if you don't, new customers will leave as they don't want to sit at a dirty table.

Additionally, you'll have to keep an eye on Paige, Emily's new daughter, who will also need to be satisfied with your attention.

]]>deliciousemilysGame of the weekrestaurantsvalentines dayAlex Magdaleno2015-02-13T09:13:00+00:00Hearthstone and Destiny were big winners for Activision Blizzard in 2014http://blog.games.com/2015/02/11/activision-blizzard-hearthstone-and-destiny-big-2014-winners-read/http://blog.games.com/2015/02/11/activision-blizzard-hearthstone-and-destiny-big-2014-winners-read/http://blog.games.com/2015/02/11/activision-blizzard-hearthstone-and-destiny-big-2014-winners-read/#comments

The latest Activision Blizzard financial statement has been issued for Q4 2014. The earnings report shows off impressive numbers from Hearthstone and Destiny. The two games debuted in 2014 and amassed over 40 million registered players and earned $850 million in revenue.

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The latest Activision Blizzard financial statement has been issued for Q4 2014. The earnings report shows off impressive numbers from Hearthstone and Destiny. The two games debuted in 2014 and amassed over 40 million registered players and earned $850 million in revenue.

Click here to read more about the latest Activision news at MMORPG.com.]]>ActivisionBlizzarddestinyhearthstonemmorpgmmorpg.comAlex Magdaleno2015-02-11T11:31:00+00:00'Crowfall' introduces next character class, the Fae Assassinhttp://blog.games.com/2015/02/11/crowfall-introduces-next-character-class-the-fae-assassin/http://blog.games.com/2015/02/11/crowfall-introduces-next-character-class-the-fae-assassin/http://blog.games.com/2015/02/11/crowfall-introduces-next-character-class-the-fae-assassin/#comments

As Hunger Week continues on the Crowfall site, the team today revealed the Fae Assassin. The site has a nice backstory for the female character as well as an intriguing screenshot that shows her facing off against a gryphon in its "Fall" form.

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As Hunger Week continues on the Crowfall site, the team today revealed the Fae Assassin. The site has a nice backstory for the female character as well as an intriguing screenshot that shows her facing off against a gryphon in its "Fall" form.

Click here to read more about the new Fae Assassin at MMORPG.com.]]>crowfallmmorpgmmorpg.comAlex Magdaleno2015-02-11T11:28:00+00:00Mobile Game of the Week: Guess Ithttp://blog.games.com/2015/02/11/mobile-game-of-the-week-guess-it/http://blog.games.com/2015/02/11/mobile-game-of-the-week-guess-it/http://blog.games.com/2015/02/11/mobile-game-of-the-week-guess-it/#comments

For this week's Mobile Game of the Week, we're bringing you a classic survey game, Guess It.

In each round you'll be asked to come up with answers to statements that random strangers answered prior; your job is to guess the top answers to things like "Name something a cowboy would hate to happen during a gun fight" or "If Batman got married, name someone he knows that probably would not get an invitation." You have three chances to respond with the top four answers.

After the first round is finished, your points are tallied and you move on to the next round (where points are doubled), and the final round (where the points are tripled).

For this week's Mobile Game of the Week, we're bringing you a classic survey game, Guess It.

In each round you'll be asked to come up with answers to statements that random strangers answered prior; your job is to guess the top answers to things like "Name something a cowboy would hate to happen during a gun fight" or "If Batman got married, name someone he knows that probably would not get an invitation." You have three chances to respond with the top four answers.

After the first round is finished, your points are tallied and you move on to the next round (where points are doubled), and the final round (where the points are tripled).

]]>game of the weekguess itmasquemobile game of the weekAlex Magdaleno2015-02-11T09:31:00+00:00Game of the Week: Wahoohttp://blog.games.com/2015/02/06/game-of-the-week-wahoo/http://blog.games.com/2015/02/06/game-of-the-week-wahoo/http://blog.games.com/2015/02/06/game-of-the-week-wahoo/#comments

This week's Game of the Week, Wahoo, is for fans of Parchisi, Aggravation(R), Trouble(R), Sorry(R), and Ludo or any other classic marble board game.

In Wahoo, your goal is to move all of your colored marbles clockwise from your starting area to your colored home row in the center of the board. All your marbles begin in your starting area, and you must roll a one or a six to place them into play on the board at your colored starting position; if you roll a six, you also get an extra turn.

Keep in mind that landing on your opponent's marble sends it back to the starting area, but you are also never allowed to land on or pass your own marble.

This week's Game of the Week, Wahoo, is for fans of Parchisi, Aggravation(R), Trouble(R), Sorry(R), and Ludo or any other classic marble board game.

In Wahoo, your goal is to move all of your colored marbles clockwise from your starting area to your colored home row in the center of the board. All your marbles begin in your starting area, and you must roll a one or a six to place them into play on the board at your colored starting position; if you roll a six, you also get an extra turn.

Keep in mind that landing on your opponent's marble sends it back to the starting area, but you are also never allowed to land on or pass your own marble.

]]>desktopGame of the weekParcheesiwahooWebAlex Magdaleno2015-02-06T10:32:00+00:00Mobile Game of the Week: Deal or No Dealhttp://blog.games.com/2015/02/04/mobile-game-of-the-week-deal-or-no-deal/http://blog.games.com/2015/02/04/mobile-game-of-the-week-deal-or-no-deal/http://blog.games.com/2015/02/04/mobile-game-of-the-week-deal-or-no-deal/#comments

Not only is the popular TV game show, Deal or No Deal, now on your desktop here at Games.com, it's also on you phone and this week's Mobile Game of the Week.

If you've ever watched the show, you'll know what to do. But if you've never tuned in before, you'll be asked to pick one case out of 26. That is your case and whatever amount of money is in it will be yours at the end of the game.

Next, you'll be slowly asked to pick a number of other cases, which will reveal what amounts of money you didn't pick. Sometimes it's a good thing like revealing that your case doesn't have $1 in it; sometimes it's horrible when you find out you didn't pick the $1 million case.

At the end of each round, an anonymous banker will offer you an amount of money to "buy" your case from you depending on what the banker thinks might be in it based off of what amount you've revealed thus far. You can either accept his deal or say "No Deal" and move on to the next round.

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Not only is the popular TV game show, Deal or No Deal, now on your desktop here at Games.com, it's also on you phone and this week's Mobile Game of the Week.

If you've ever watched the show, you'll know what to do. But if you've never tuned in before, you'll be asked to pick one case out of 26. That is your case and whatever amount of money is in it will be yours at the end of the game.

Next, you'll be slowly asked to pick a number of other cases, which will reveal what amounts of money you didn't pick. Sometimes it's a good thing like revealing that your case doesn't have $1 in it; sometimes it's horrible when you find out you didn't pick the $1 million case.

At the end of each round, an anonymous banker will offer you an amount of money to "buy" your case from you depending on what the banker thinks might be in it based off of what amount you've revealed thus far. You can either accept his deal or say "No Deal" and move on to the next round.

]]>deal or no dealGame of the weekgamesmobileAlex Magdaleno2015-02-04T10:06:00+00:00WildStar Previews: MMORPG dives into The Protogames Initiativehttp://blog.games.com/2015/02/03/wildstar-previews-mmorpg-dives-into-the-protogames-initiative/http://blog.games.com/2015/02/03/wildstar-previews-mmorpg-dives-into-the-protogames-initiative/http://blog.games.com/2015/02/03/wildstar-previews-mmorpg-dives-into-the-protogames-initiative/#comments

WildStar is close to releasing its next big content update to the live servers, and we were recently given a good look at The Protogames Initiative. Chad Moore and Mike Donatelli were on hand to show us everything the patch looks to add to the world of Nexus and beyond.

Mike started off the demo by reminding us all that they're no stranger to WildStar's ups and downs since launch. The team's been hard at work focusing on what's made the game popular with its core audience, and what might have driven players away as well. Everything from combat, to balance, to PVP, accessibility, the endgame and more are all being tweaked and worked on in 2015. Less grinding, more fun is the message overall.

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WildStar is close to releasing its next big content update to the live servers, and we were recently given a good look at The Protogames Initiative. Chad Moore and Mike Donatelli were on hand to show us everything the patch looks to add to the world of Nexus and beyond.

Mike started off the demo by reminding us all that they're no stranger to WildStar's ups and downs since launch. The team's been hard at work focusing on what's made the game popular with its core audience, and what might have driven players away as well. Everything from combat, to balance, to PVP, accessibility, the endgame and more are all being tweaked and worked on in 2015. Less grinding, more fun is the message overall.

Continue reading more of this preview at MMORPG.com!]]>mmorpgmmorpg.comWildStarAlex Magdaleno2015-02-03T14:00:00+00:00All Things Warcraft: MMORPG breaks down World of Warcraft's Patch 6.1http://blog.games.com/2015/02/03/all-things-warcraft-mmorpg-breaks-down-world-of-warcrafts-patc/http://blog.games.com/2015/02/03/all-things-warcraft-mmorpg-breaks-down-world-of-warcrafts-patc/http://blog.games.com/2015/02/03/all-things-warcraft-mmorpg-breaks-down-world-of-warcrafts-patc/#comments

With Patch 6.1 on the public test realm there's tons to talk about this week. Let's check out some of the big additions and changes heading to Warlords of Draenor.

Blizzard Statue

Before diving into what 6.1 will bring us I want to take a minute and quickly mention the awesome gift that Blizzard sent to long time WoW players. For those who subscribed within the first 60 days of World of Warcraft going live and maintained a subscription ever since, Blizzard sent them a miniature replica of their giant statue that resides in the courtyard of their Southern California campus. This was such a great surprise that came out of no where. Most people received the package before even getting a shipment notification. The box the statue came in has the 10th anniversary WoW logo on it along with a "Thank you" underneath.

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With Patch 6.1 on the public test realm there's tons to talk about this week. Let's check out some of the big additions and changes heading to Warlords of Draenor.

Blizzard Statue

Before diving into what 6.1 will bring us I want to take a minute and quickly mention the awesome gift that Blizzard sent to long time WoW players. For those who subscribed within the first 60 days of World of Warcraft going live and maintained a subscription ever since, Blizzard sent them a miniature replica of their giant statue that resides in the courtyard of their Southern California campus. This was such a great surprise that came out of no where. Most people received the package before even getting a shipment notification. The box the statue came in has the 10th anniversary WoW logo on it along with a "Thank you" underneath.

Continue reading MMORPG's preview of Patch 6.1 at MMORPG.com.]]>Alex Magdaleno2015-02-03T13:30:00+00:00New MMO "Crowfall" announces next steps in developmenthttp://blog.games.com/2015/02/03/new-mmo-crowfall-announces-next-steps-in-development/http://blog.games.com/2015/02/03/new-mmo-crowfall-announces-next-steps-in-development/http://blog.games.com/2015/02/03/new-mmo-crowfall-announces-next-steps-in-development/#comments The Crowfall team is ready to begin to flesh out what sets its game apart from all the other MMOs in the world. Today, it is said in a new blog post, marks a transition in the dissemination of information. To start the conversation, the article discusses the idea of persistent characters but destructible worlds. By this, players take part in a world's "season" that progresses through a cataclysmic end that ultimately destroys the world on which it has taken place.

Developers call this "The Hunger", a tiered series of events that might look something like this:

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Developers call this "The Hunger", a tiered series of events that might look something like this:

Continue reading more about Crowfall's ambitious ideas at MMORPG.com.]]>crowfallmmorpgmmorpg.comAlex Magdaleno2015-02-03T13:00:00+00:00Sony Online Entertainment goes indie with name change to Daybreak Game Companyhttp://blog.games.com/2015/02/03/sony-online-entertainment-goes-indie-with-name-change-to-daybrea/http://blog.games.com/2015/02/03/sony-online-entertainment-goes-indie-with-name-change-to-daybrea/http://blog.games.com/2015/02/03/sony-online-entertainment-goes-indie-with-name-change-to-daybrea/#comments

Sony Online Entertainment has been acquired by an investment management firm that specializes in technology, media and entertainment companies. Called "Columbus Nova", the move effectively makes SOE an independent games development studio.

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Sony Online Entertainment has been acquired by an investment management firm that specializes in technology, media and entertainment companies. Called "Columbus Nova", the move effectively makes SOE an independent games development studio.

Continue reading more at MMORPG.com.]]>indie gamesmmorpg.comSONYSony-Online-EntertainmentAlex Magdaleno2015-02-03T12:00:00+00:00What's in store for ArcheAge in 2015?http://blog.games.com/2015/02/03/whats-in-store-for-archeage-in-2015/http://blog.games.com/2015/02/03/whats-in-store-for-archeage-in-2015/http://blog.games.com/2015/02/03/whats-in-store-for-archeage-in-2015/#comments

After ArcheAge's big launch, controversy, and eventual settling down into its own niche, folks may be wondering where the game is headed in 2015. Good thing that we sat down with Trion's Mervin Lee Kwai, Producer on ArcheAge to chat about precisely that...

MMORPG.com: Let's talk about what the Trion and XL teams have been working on most since launch. I know there were some bumpy roads, but how have the fights against hackers and the like been going?

Mervin Lee Kwai: It's been an interesting time, and we're happy to be getting these bad actors out of ArcheAge! We've build up an extensive suite of automated and responsive tools that allow us to detect and ban hackers and botters. With the tools we have, thousands of bad actors are getting banned every day. Over the last few months, we've been tweaking our tools to add in more details to help us better identify the bad actors. At the same time, XLGAMES has been adding additional logging, and working with us to make changes in the game to prevent bad actors from being able to do bad things in the first place. It's really important to us that players are not impacted by hackers and botters, and we're continuing to improve our tools and processes to make that happen.

MMORPG.com: What about the inflation issue? I understand you're going to introduce alternative drop methods. Can you elaborate?

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After ArcheAge's big launch, controversy, and eventual settling down into its own niche, folks may be wondering where the game is headed in 2015. Good thing that we sat down with Trion's Mervin Lee Kwai, Producer on ArcheAge to chat about precisely that...

MMORPG.com: Let's talk about what the Trion and XL teams have been working on most since launch. I know there were some bumpy roads, but how have the fights against hackers and the like been going?

Mervin Lee Kwai: It's been an interesting time, and we're happy to be getting these bad actors out of ArcheAge! We've build up an extensive suite of automated and responsive tools that allow us to detect and ban hackers and botters. With the tools we have, thousands of bad actors are getting banned every day. Over the last few months, we've been tweaking our tools to add in more details to help us better identify the bad actors. At the same time, XLGAMES has been adding additional logging, and working with us to make changes in the game to prevent bad actors from being able to do bad things in the first place. It's really important to us that players are not impacted by hackers and botters, and we're continuing to improve our tools and processes to make that happen.

MMORPG.com: What about the inflation issue? I understand you're going to introduce alternative drop methods. Can you elaborate?

Continue reading the full interview at MMORPG.com.]]>archeagemmorpgmmorpg.comAlex Magdaleno2015-02-03T10:29:00+00:00Game of the Week: Puzzly Wordshttp://blog.games.com/2015/01/30/game-of-the-week-puzzly-words/http://blog.games.com/2015/01/30/game-of-the-week-puzzly-words/http://blog.games.com/2015/01/30/game-of-the-week-puzzly-words/#comments

In this week's Game of the Week, Puzzly Words, we're taking you back to school to test that vocabulary of yours.

In this real-time, multiplayer word game, each user is given the same 16 random letters. Like most word games, each letter has some assigned value. After looking over your letters, you have 60 seconds to come up with a maximum of three words that will give you as many points as possible. In the end, the one with the highest word score wins.

When you're playing, make sure to use every letter possible and leave no points un-scored. In one of the examples below, you can see that the player left out an "E" and a "D" that he/she could've added to the word "heat" to score three more points.

In this week's Game of the Week, Puzzly Words, we're taking you back to school to test that vocabulary of yours.

In this real-time, multiplayer word game, each user is given the same 16 random letters. Like most word games, each letter has some assigned value. After looking over your letters, you have 60 seconds to come up with a maximum of three words that will give you as many points as possible. In the end, the one with the highest word score wins.

When you're playing, make sure to use every letter possible and leave no points un-scored. In one of the examples below, you can see that the player left out an "E" and a "D" that he/she could've added to the word "heat" to score three more points.

]]>Game of the weekwordword gamesAlex Magdaleno2015-01-30T09:57:00+00:00Mobile Game of the Week: Jelly Jumperhttp://blog.games.com/2015/01/28/mobile-game-of-the-week-jelly-jumper/http://blog.games.com/2015/01/28/mobile-game-of-the-week-jelly-jumper/http://blog.games.com/2015/01/28/mobile-game-of-the-week-jelly-jumper/#comments

In this week's Mobile Game of the Week, you'll strategy and maneuvering skills will be put to the test in Jelly Jumper.

Using your finger (or the left-mouse click on desktop), you will control a little blob of jelly through a level full of jelly blocks. Your goal is to eliminate all of the jelly blocks by jumping on them. Although it may sound easy, you'll have to always think a couple moves ahead because the jelly blocks are arranged in a way to get you stuck - where you cannot make any more moves without jumping into the air, and thus, losing the game.

In addition, as you progress through all 36 levels, you'll be presented with blocks that require more than one jump to destroy, and a whole host of traps that will require you to have flawless timing with your jumps.

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In this week's Mobile Game of the Week, you'll strategy and maneuvering skills will be put to the test in Jelly Jumper.

Using your finger (or the left-mouse click on desktop), you will control a little blob of jelly through a level full of jelly blocks. Your goal is to eliminate all of the jelly blocks by jumping on them. Although it may sound easy, you'll have to always think a couple moves ahead because the jelly blocks are arranged in a way to get you stuck - where you cannot make any more moves without jumping into the air, and thus, losing the game.

In addition, as you progress through all 36 levels, you'll be presented with blocks that require more than one jump to destroy, and a whole host of traps that will require you to have flawless timing with your jumps.

]]>Game of the weekgameshtml5jelly jumpermobileAlex Magdaleno2015-01-28T00:00:00+00:00The Top 5 Games.com Bubble Shootershttp://blog.games.com/2015/01/26/the-top-5-games-com-bubble-shooters/http://blog.games.com/2015/01/26/the-top-5-games-com-bubble-shooters/http://blog.games.com/2015/01/26/the-top-5-games-com-bubble-shooters/#comments Like it's spiritual cousin - the Match-3 genre - the bubble shooter genre is one of the most popular game types around due in large part to the simplicity of the game mode: look for groups of the same colored balls or bubbles or what you, and then aim your bubble shooter loaded with the same colored bubble at the group to explode them all.

And though the bubble shooter's popularity comes from that simplicity, you often are hard-pressed to find a unique and fresh take on genre. So, the Games.com got together and selected our top 5 favorite bubble shooters in our enormous web and mobile game library with the goal of highlighting simple, quirky, or different concepts.

First in our list of bubble shooter suggestions is Bubblez! Bubblez! is one of our most popular titles at Games.com and for good reason: it's a simple bubble shooter. It doesn't try to overcomplicate the traditional gameplay in the genre and won't overwhelm you with the craziest of animations and graphics. It's the perfect bubble shooter if you just want your quick bubble-popping fix.

Next, we have Bouncing Balls, another one of our most popular titles. Like Bubblez!, Bouncing Balls won't try to immerse you in anything else besides a classic bubble shooter. But what makes this game shine is the fluid and smooth mechanics at work. You'll almost never get angry or frustrated at the tricky angular moves you'll be make to clear the board in this game because the gameplay - the game physics - is the epitome of clean and precise.

A great bubble shooter should be simple in its gameplay, but that doesn't mean it shouldn't experiment within the genre. And Bubble Town does just that, replacing the traditional colored balls or bubbles with ones full of personality. Literally, the bubbles you'll be popping in Bubble Town have actual faces. It's admittedly a little strange at first, but it becomes a wonderful surprise and motivational factor as you progress to each new level to see what new citizen of this town you'll meet.

Our first runner-up - taking the second spot in our top 5 bubble shooters - is Bubble Mouse Blast. Truthfully, a large part of the appeal is the enthusiasm that the mouse in the logo displays, but that's because he's playing a wonderful bubble shooter full of character. Again, the gameplay is the same as any other bubble shooter, but there's something to say about the simple addition of a character that makes you feel more immersed in the game.

And our number one bubble shooter is Bubble Charms. Not only does it provide a wonderful experience on both desktop and mobile, this cross-platform bubble shooter is firing on all cylinders. If the beautiful artwork and graphics don't keep you playing, the gameplay - simple enough to remain classic and traditional, but without feeling derivative or redundant - certainly will. And if all of that doesn't keep you interested, the whimsical music will keep you playing just to listen to it some more.

]]>http://o.aolcdn.com/dims/GAME/5/168/168/100/http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/329acd2049d4a2c73fb551d9a7066bad/201455679/BMB.jpgthe Match-3 genre - the bubble shooter genre is one of the most popular game types around due in large part to the simplicity of the game mode: look for groups of the same colored balls or bubbles or what you, and then aim your bubble shooter loaded with the same colored bubble at the group to explode them all.

And though the bubble shooter's popularity comes from that simplicity, you often are hard-pressed to find a unique and fresh take on genre. So, the Games.com got together and selected our top 5 favorite bubble shooters in our enormous web and mobile game library with the goal of highlighting simple, quirky, or different concepts.

First in our list of bubble shooter suggestions is Bubblez! Bubblez! is one of our most popular titles at Games.com and for good reason: it's a simple bubble shooter. It doesn't try to overcomplicate the traditional gameplay in the genre and won't overwhelm you with the craziest of animations and graphics. It's the perfect bubble shooter if you just want your quick bubble-popping fix.

Next, we have Bouncing Balls, another one of our most popular titles. Like Bubblez!, Bouncing Balls won't try to immerse you in anything else besides a classic bubble shooter. But what makes this game shine is the fluid and smooth mechanics at work. You'll almost never get angry or frustrated at the tricky angular moves you'll be make to clear the board in this game because the gameplay - the game physics - is the epitome of clean and precise.

A great bubble shooter should be simple in its gameplay, but that doesn't mean it shouldn't experiment within the genre. And Bubble Town does just that, replacing the traditional colored balls or bubbles with ones full of personality. Literally, the bubbles you'll be popping in Bubble Town have actual faces. It's admittedly a little strange at first, but it becomes a wonderful surprise and motivational factor as you progress to each new level to see what new citizen of this town you'll meet.

Our first runner-up - taking the second spot in our top 5 bubble shooters - is Bubble Mouse Blast. Truthfully, a large part of the appeal is the enthusiasm that the mouse in the logo displays, but that's because he's playing a wonderful bubble shooter full of character. Again, the gameplay is the same as any other bubble shooter, but there's something to say about the simple addition of a character that makes you feel more immersed in the game.

And our number one bubble shooter is Bubble Charms. Not only does it provide a wonderful experience on both desktop and mobile, this cross-platform bubble shooter is firing on all cylinders. If the beautiful artwork and graphics don't keep you playing, the gameplay - simple enough to remain classic and traditional, but without feeling derivative or redundant - certainly will. And if all of that doesn't keep you interested, the whimsical music will keep you playing just to listen to it some more.

We hope you enjoyed this week's Mobile Game of the Week, but we also have more selections for you! We will also be introducing a weekly spotlight for our best web game of the week.

So for the first Game of the Week, we're inviting you to the Fruity Party.

Fruity Party has been a popular hit since it was recently added to the Games.com library (and it was selected as one of our best mobile and Match-3 offerings on Games.com). It features the same Match-3 gameplay you know and love, but with exciting, fresh, and vivid fruit artwork and animations.

If you are new to the game mode, your goal is simply to match three or more of the same fruits in order to remove them from the board - the more you remove in one play, the higher your score. You will need to hit a certain number of points within an allotted amount of moves to advance to the next level. To help you to that end, you will encounter certain bonus and power fruits that will help you clear the board and score more points faster, so look out for those bonuses!

We hope you enjoyed this week's Mobile Game of the Week, but we also have more selections for you! We will also be introducing a weekly spotlight for our best web game of the week.

So for the first Game of the Week, we're inviting you to the Fruity Party.

Fruity Party has been a popular hit since it was recently added to the Games.com library (and it was selected as one of our best mobile and Match-3 offerings on Games.com). It features the same Match-3 gameplay you know and love, but with exciting, fresh, and vivid fruit artwork and animations.

If you are new to the game mode, your goal is simply to match three or more of the same fruits in order to remove them from the board - the more you remove in one play, the higher your score. You will need to hit a certain number of points within an allotted amount of moves to advance to the next level. To help you to that end, you will encounter certain bonus and power fruits that will help you clear the board and score more points faster, so look out for those bonuses!

]]>fruity partyGame of the weekmatch 3Alex Magdaleno2015-01-23T10:04:00+00:00Mobile Game of the Week: Jigsaw City Triphttp://blog.games.com/2015/01/21/mobile-game-of-the-week-jigsaw-city-trip/http://blog.games.com/2015/01/21/mobile-game-of-the-week-jigsaw-city-trip/http://blog.games.com/2015/01/21/mobile-game-of-the-week-jigsaw-city-trip/#comments

Are you a puzzle fanatic? Do you love the beautiful city skylines around the world? And do you love to play your favorite games when you're on the move?

If you've answered yes to both questions, then this week's Mobile Game of the Week, Jigsaw City Trip, is the perfect game for you.

In Jigsaw City Trip, your only objective is to simply put together a selected puzzle of a famous city skyline (and if you ever pieced together a puzzle in real life, instructions need not apply). But, in order to really challenge yourself, the game includes a timer to test your puzzle-making skills. Keep in mind that the allotted time to complete the puzzle directly relates to the amount of points you get upon completion - the quicker you complete it, the more points you get.

Jigsaw City Trip offers three difficulty modes for puzzle novices and puzzle masters with a whole host of different famous city skylines to piece together.

Are you a puzzle fanatic? Do you love the beautiful city skylines around the world? And do you love to play your favorite games when you're on the move?

If you've answered yes to both questions, then this week's Mobile Game of the Week, Jigsaw City Trip, is the perfect game for you.

In Jigsaw City Trip, your only objective is to simply put together a selected puzzle of a famous city skyline (and if you ever pieced together a puzzle in real life, instructions need not apply). But, in order to really challenge yourself, the game includes a timer to test your puzzle-making skills. Keep in mind that the allotted time to complete the puzzle directly relates to the amount of points you get upon completion - the quicker you complete it, the more points you get.

Jigsaw City Trip offers three difficulty modes for puzzle novices and puzzle masters with a whole host of different famous city skylines to piece together.

]]>Game of the weekjigsaw city tripmobilepuzzle gamestinglyAlex Magdaleno2015-01-21T10:59:00+00:00Game of the Day: Zuma's Revengehttp://blog.games.com/2015/01/21/game-of-the-day-zumas-revenge/http://blog.games.com/2015/01/21/game-of-the-day-zumas-revenge/http://blog.games.com/2015/01/21/game-of-the-day-zumas-revenge/#comments

Can you last against ZUMA'S REVENGE? Find out in today's Game of the Day!

Zuma's Revenge is the definitive match 3 ball shooter, available for you to play right now on Games.com! Stunning graphics and gameplay await you. Shoot balls and make matches of 3 or more of the same color. Fill the Zuma bar to finish the level. Don't let the chain of balls reach the skull or you'll lose a frog! Only the best will survive when pitted up against Zuma's Revenge!

Can you last against ZUMA'S REVENGE? Find out in today's Game of the Day!

Zuma's Revenge is the definitive match 3 ball shooter, available for you to play right now on Games.com! Stunning graphics and gameplay await you. Shoot balls and make matches of 3 or more of the same color. Fill the Zuma bar to finish the level. Don't let the chain of balls reach the skull or you'll lose a frog! Only the best will survive when pitted up against Zuma's Revenge!

]]>ball shootergame of the daymatch 3puzzleZumas RevengePatrick Lee2015-01-21T00:00:00+00:00Game of the Day: Ice Breakershttp://blog.games.com/2015/01/20/game-of-the-day-ice-breakers/http://blog.games.com/2015/01/20/game-of-the-day-ice-breakers/http://blog.games.com/2015/01/20/game-of-the-day-ice-breakers/#comments

Get ready for a cool treat with today's Game of the Day: Ice Breakers!

Ice Breakers is an incredible match-3 experience, brought to you exclusively on AOL Games.com! You play the role of a penguin construction worker, working his butt off to build Penguin City before the emperor comes! Swap colorful building parts to get the pieces your fellow construction workers need to build! As you clear each level, you get to watch as Penguin City is brought back to life! Colorful graphics, a kickin' soundtrack, and cute penguins await you in Ice Breakers!

]]>http://o.aolcdn.com/dims/GAME/5/168/168/100/http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/games/b9aee0d47cc9a95e2bbe46bd7c85f6e5Get ready for a cool treat with today's Game of the Day: Ice Breakers!

Ice Breakers is an incredible match-3 experience, brought to you exclusively on AOL Games.com! You play the role of a penguin construction worker, working his butt off to build Penguin City before the emperor comes! Swap colorful building parts to get the pieces your fellow construction workers need to build! As you clear each level, you get to watch as Penguin City is brought back to life! Colorful graphics, a kickin' soundtrack, and cute penguins await you in Ice Breakers!